"The thin veneer of civilization" by Timothy Ash and Leviathan in Lousiana by George Will. Respond to the idea that the fabric of society is very thin and easily torn.
Title: "The thin veneer of civilization" by Timothy Ash and Leviathan in Lousiana by George Will. Respond to the idea that the fabric of society is very thin and easily torn.
Category: /Business & Economy
Details: Words: 660 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
"The thin veneer of civilization" by Timothy Ash and Leviathan in Lousiana by George Will. Respond to the idea that the fabric of society is very thin and easily torn.
Category: /Business & Economy
Details: Words: 660 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
I think there are always lessons to be learned, whether it is from natural disasters, war, or terrorist attacks. But it seems as if the lessons learned are always forgotten. Maybe not the people who experienced it first hand, but the rest of the world seems to move on. It becomes another page in our already sad history. I could agree with both Ash and Will. But I agree most with Ash's view; there are …showed first 75 words of 660 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 660 total…of New Orleans have reacted differently? I wish I knew the answers.
Natural disasters, wars, terrorism, these things all expose the thin line between civilization and "decivilization." Some learn from it, some don't. Some remember the lesson, other will forget. As the years pass, I believe civilization will deteriorate and humans will be more animalistic and uncontrolled. It's a sad and frightening thought, but with many forgetting the lessons learned, what else would there be?
